Hello,
I have had Bb's in the past and it was a very traumatic experience. I have recently moved into a house with many severe maintenance issues. Our neighbours upstairs have echoed our feelings about the very lazy management.
I am nervous that the upstairs tenants have been self treating bed bugs, as one of them mentioned a prior case of Bb's in their couch. Now apparently the daughter is having "allergic reactions" and I noticed a thrown out bed near the garbage. I am nervous to ask them about it, as I don't want to accuse. Not knowing is driving me crazy. I work in very close proximity with my boss and am in her car often. We work inside peoples homes as well. I have been taking precautions at home, but I am now noticing my boss itching all the time. I had told her before that I was worried, but after an inspection a week after living at the this new place turned up negative, she has relaxed and isn't worried.
How do I ask my boss to do a preventative bed check without totally freaking her out? Technically I haven't found a positively I.D on a bug, but I did have some type of bug on my computer bag and in my shoe which I had brought into work from home. If I can bring those two unidentified bugs into work, I could probably bring bb's if I have them.
How do I talk with my neighbour without sounding accusatory? I had tried to talk with her by leaving her a note, but she sent her daughters to talk to me since we have different schedules.
Any advice is great!
Thanks!